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| ScottD914 |
 May 29 2008, 09:18 PM
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Gentlemen; I'm well into a major rust repair job on my '74/ 914/4 and I've decided to replace my wiring harness (since it out of the car anyway) with modern GXL automotive wire. I found a supplier for the wire that matches the factory color code, but I haven't found a source for the OEM VW connectors. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!
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| MrKona |
Jun 1 2008, 12:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 25-July 05 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 4,469 Region Association: None |
Someone mentioned a UK company. It is Vehicle Wiring Products
Eagleday is great, and you will notice that they have many of the same products as Vehicle Wiring Products, but when I built a harness a couple years ago, I had two orders shipped from the UK, as the prices are better than Eagleday. Shipping was very reasonable. They only charged me $10 per shipment I believe. You can find any connector you need to build a new harness except for the large plastic connector that fits into the fuel pump relay near the battery tray. You'll have to reuse yours, or if it's broken, find one from an old harness. Before you go ahead and build an entirely new harness, you might want to strip off the old brittle casing on your current harness, simply inspect the terminals and wiring, make any needed repairs, and then recover the harness. It's a lot easier and cheaper! A little heat from a heat gun makes the brittle casing temporarily much more pliable and easier to cut off. This approach saves you a lot of time and expense, not to mention having to acquire an OEM ratcheting crimper for the terminals. I picked up a spare wiring harness earlier this year, took off the old casing, inspected it, and then put a fresh casing on it (fire-resistant Polyolefin heat shrink tubing). Replacing the injector boots is more difficult since you are trying to slide them over the terminals. In this case, I simply wrapped the terminals with a little electrical tape, put a little oil on the tape for lubrication, and the boots slid on right over them. Some pictures of the recovered harness attached... Attached thumbnail(s)   Attached image(s) 
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ScottD914 Supplier for electrical connectors? May 29 2008, 09:18 PM
esp You may be able to find the connectors at Tyco Ele... May 29 2008, 10:16 PM brp986s not sure about this but auto atlanta used to adver... May 29 2008, 10:42 PM championgt1 :agree: Bowlsby harness. Look him up on a member s... May 29 2008, 10:55 PM ScottD914 Gentlemen; Thanks for the guidance, I'll scop... May 30 2008, 06:53 AM 914Sixer If I remember correctly a company called AMP made ... May 30 2008, 07:09 AM
esp AMP was purchased by Tyco International and later ... May 30 2008, 10:31 AM TimT Eagleday May 30 2008, 10:22 PM ScottD914 Thanks to all for your guidance. Tim suggested Ea... May 31 2008, 08:56 PM AvalonFal Try www.rallylights.com. They have the small unins... Jun 1 2008, 09:09 AM MrKona Oh yah, and you will, of course need a tool to rem... Jun 1 2008, 12:48 PM |
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